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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the travelers eat for lunch?
(a) Grits
(b) Bread and beef jerkey
(c) Venison
(d) Fish

2. How did Margaret and Elizabeth Graves get along?
(a) They hated each other.
(b) They tolerated each other.
(c) They ignored each other.
(d) They were best friends.

3. Why didn't Virginia join the group that went off for help?
(a) She was too young.
(b) She became ill.
(c) She wasn't strong enough.
(d) They needed her to babysit the little ones.

4. How did they stay warm at night?
(a) They built a huge fire.
(b) They huddled together under a blanket near the fire.
(c) They layered their clothing.
(d) They drank whiskey.

5. How far into the established route did Hastings Cutoff appear?
(a) It was near the beginning
(b) About a quarter of the way through
(c) Right on the mid-point
(d) More than halfway

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had given William Eddy the secret gift that he found in his pack?

2. How did the Reed women feel about the trip?

3. Why did the travelers want to get to their destination by winter?

4. How many times had George Donner emigrated?

5. What was used to wash the dishes?

(see the answer key)

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